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Fed Leaves Rates Steady, Expects Weaker Growth, Sticky Inflation
18.6.2025
Bitcoin price was little changed and traded just above $104,000 as policymakers expect stickier inflation and slower growth
No Rate Cut, No Filter: Trump Slams Fed Chair With Nicknames and Jabs
18.6.2025
Ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve announcement, U.S. President Donald Trump took a jab at Fed Chair Jerome Powell, joking that he’s called him every name in the book in a bid to convince him to lower the federal funds rate. Powell Ignores Name-Calling as Fed Expected to Hold Rates at 99.9%...
Bitcoin Dips and Trump Calls Jerome Powell a ‘Numbskull’
12.6.2025
Another inflation indicator, the Producer Price Index (PPI) came in lower than expected for May, prompting a verbal assault on Jerome Powell by the president, as bitcoin shed roughly 1%. Trump Roasts Jerome Powell As Bitcoin Drops “We’re going to spend $600 billion a year because of one numbskull.”...
Trump Rips Fed Chief as ‘Fool’ After Rate Freeze, Declares ‘Golden Age’ Is Coming
8.5.2025
On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump blasted the Federal Reserve and its Chair, Jerome Powell, after the central bank kept the federal funds rate unchanged the day prior. He hopped onto social media via Truth Social and branded Powell a “fool.” Trump Torches Fed Boss Over Inflation Moves...
Fed Holds Rates Steady, Says Risks of Higher Unemployment, Higher Inflation Have Risen
7.5.2025
All eyes will now turn to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's post-meeting press conference for further clues about the central bank's thinking on monetary policy
Markets Bet on Fed Pause in May Even as Trump Rattles the Cage
30.4.2025
On April 12—just over two weeks prior—expectations surrounding a potential cut to the federal funds rate were in flux, with markets assigning a 39.8% probability that the U.S. Federal Reserve would lower the rate by 25 basis points. Fast forward to seven days ahead of the next Federal Open Market...
I’m Tired Boss
27.4.2025
Last week marked three weeks of tariff drama, rate cut speculation, and crypto chaos, leaving markets—and market watchers—exhausted. This editorial is from last week’s edition of the Week in Review newsletter. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get the editorial the second it’s finished. Markets...
Fed Joins OCC, FDIC in Withdrawing Crypto Warnings for U.S. Banks
25.4.2025
Like the other U.S. bank agencies, the Fed has swept the decks of previous directives to bankers that they get sign-offs from the regulator for crypto activity
US Dollar Risks Breakdown if Fed Chair Is Fired, Warns French Official
21.4.2025
Ousting the Fed chair could shatter U.S. credibility and rattle global markets, the French finance minister warned, citing spiraling instability threatening dollar dominance and investor confidence. Global Markets at Risk as Trump Eyes Removal of Fed Chair Jerome Powell French Finance Minister Eric...
Bitcoin Stumbles at Powell’s Comments, Standard Chartered Sees XRP Soaring 500% — Week in Review
20.4.2025
Bitcoin stumbles at Powell’s comments, Standard Chartered sees XRP soaring 500%, altcoin market 41% drop signals possible crypto winter, and more in this Week in Review. Week in Review Bitcoin wavered but ultimately recovered following market turbulence triggered by Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s...
Trump firing Powell would be a ‘very bad precedent to set’ — Pompliano
19.4.2025
Crypto entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano says that US President Donald Trump shouldn’t follow through on his recent threat to fire the head of the US Federal Reserve, saying it would set a dangerous precedent — especially considering the true motive behind it.“I do not believe that...
Trump firing Powell would be a ‘very bad precedent to set’ — Pompliano
19.4.2025
Crypto entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano says that US President Donald Trump shouldn’t follow through on his recent threat to fire the head of the US Federal Reserve, saying it would set a dangerous precedent — especially considering the true motive behind it.“I do not believe that...
Firing Jerome Powell will crash financial markets — Sen. Elizabeth Warren
19.4.2025
US Senator Elizabeth Warren warned that if President Donald Trump eventually moves to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, it could undermine investor confidence in the integrity of US capital markets and trigger a financial crash.During an appearance on CNBC, the Massachusetts Senator said...
Firing Jerome Powell will crash financial markets — Sen. Elizabeth Warren
19.4.2025
US Senator Elizabeth Warren warned that if President Donald Trump eventually moves to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, it could undermine investor confidence in the integrity of US capital markets and trigger a financial crash.During an appearance on CNBC, the Massachusetts Senator said...
Fed Chair Signals Looser Crypto Oversight as Digital Assets Go Mainstream Fast
18.4.2025
Crypto is charging into the mainstream as the Federal Reserve signals a dramatic shift, hinting at looser oversight and faster institutional adoption of digital assets nationwide. Fed Chair Powell Teases Softer Crypto Stance U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke at the Economic Club...
Bitcoin in Standstill at $85K as Trump Increases Pressure on Fed's Powell
17.4.2025
A sharp plunge in the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index coupled with rising prices added to U.S. stagflation fears amid the tariff war
Fed Rate Cut Odds Dwindle Despite Trump’s Criticism
17.4.2025
Just five days ago, the likelihood of a quarter-point rate cut was higher, but with fewer than 20 days remaining until the U.S. central bank’s next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, those odds have diminished. In Five Days, Fed Rate Cut Odds Have Declined Massively While a rate...
‘Powell’s Termination Cannot Come Fast Enough’: Trump Turns Up Heat on Fed Chair
17.4.2025
U.S. President Donald Trump takes issue with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, asserting the central bank leader is “always too late and wrong.” Trump insists Powell should cut the federal funds rate immediately, declaring that his “termination cannot come fast enough.” Fed Showdown: Trump Calls...
Bitcoin and U.S. Equities Show Early Signs of Fading Correlation
17.4.2025
Safe-haven asset charts its own course amid market turbulence
Powell: ‘We May Find Ourselves in a Challenging Scenario’ as Fed Weighs Tariff Uncertainty
16.4.2025
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. economy remains on solid footing despite slowing growth and lingering inflation, while warning that new trade policies could create uncertainty. Powell Channels Ferris Bueller: ‘Life Moves Pretty Fast’ as Fed Navigates Economic...